Business Basics for Teenagers Worksheet
Business tip (Revenue in, profit left): Sole trader: one owner, keeps all the profit, owes the debts, simplest to start. Company: a separate legal body, owned by shareholders, run by directors, owners’ risk limited. Revenue = price × number sold. Profit = revenue − costs, so costs = revenue − profit. Teens run a business with adult help; tax and legal questions go to an adult or an expert.
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- 1.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 3.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.A small business sells 22 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.A small business sells 42 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹1040. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 11.A small business sells 21 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1440 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 14.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) stock (d) price
- 15.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 16.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹490 and a profit of ₹350. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1380 and a profit of ₹1250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 14 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 22.A small business sells 58 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 47 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1340. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 28.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹2400 and a profit of ₹1100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.A small business sells 31 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹390 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 35.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 36.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business sells 33 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business sells 10 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
Answer key
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- False
- its shareholders
- profit
- 430
- a sole trader
- 220
- revenue
- one owner runs it
- 420
- 1210
- profit
- profit
- False
- 140
- 130
- 420
- revenue
- False
- owned by shareholders
- 100
- 540
- a company
- a sole trader
- a company
- only with adult help
- 1300
- False
- a company
- 140
- 280
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- an adult or an expert
- True
- 330
- False
- 20
- owner owes the debts
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